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Iago is furious about being overlooked for promotion and plots to take revenge against his General; Othello, the Moor of Venice. Iago manipulates Othello into believing his wife Desdemona is unfaithful, stirring Othello's jealousy. Othello allows jealousy to consume him, murders Desdemona, and then kills himself.
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SUMMARY PLOT OVERVIEW
SUMMARY PLOT OVERVIEW
Othello begins on a street in Venice, in the midst of an argument between Roderigo, a rich man, and Iago. Roderigo has been paying Iago to help him in his suit to Desdemona. But Roderigo has just learned that Desdemona has married Othello, a general whom Iago begrudgingly serves as ensign. Iago says he hates Othello, who recently passed him over for the position of lieutenant in favor of the inexperienced soldier Michael Cassio.
MODERN ADAPTATIONS
MODERN ADAPTATIONS
The evil Iago pretends to be a friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.
The evil Iago pretends to be a friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.
A provacative tale of jealousy, seduction and betrayal. A controversial modern-day version of Shakespeares classic "Othello". "O" is the schools best basketball player and NBA hopeful. He is adored by all including his coach and a beautiful classmate. "O" has a troubled friend, who is the coaches son and he is deeply resentful of his fathers preference of "O" on and off the court. The seeds of mistrust are sown and it sets into motion a disturbing chain of events.
Modern retelling of the Shakespeare play.
Modern retelling of the Shakespeare play.
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